long filaments of protein arranged like ribbons under the cell membrane of some bacteria,contribute to cell shape.

having a single flagellum or a tuft of flagella at opposite poles of a microbial cell.

accessory structures that sprout from the surface of bacteria. they can bedived into two major groups, those that provide motility and those that enable adhesion.

when capitalized can refer to onew of the three domains of living organisms proposed by woese, containing all nonarchea prokaryotes.

a complex association that arises from a mixture of microorganisms growing together on the surface of a habitat.

the tendency of organisms to move in response to a chemical gradient toward an attactant or to avoid adverse stimuli.

an elongated coccus, a short, thick, oval shaped bacterial rod.

a small, dormant, resistant derivateve of a bacterial cell that geminates under favorable growth conditions into a vegetive cell. thebacterialgenera bacillus and clostridium are typical sporeformers.

a helical structure composed of proteins that is part of bacterial flagella.

a structure that is used to propel organism through a fluid environment.

a differential stain for bacteria useful in identification and taonomy. gram postive organisms appear purple

describing bacteria having a tuft of flagella at one or both poles.

describing a microorganism that bears a single flagellum

small, stiff filamentous appendages in gram negative bacteria that functions in dna exchange during bacterial conjugation.

a hollow appendage used to bring two bacterial cells together to transfer dna

a coiled, spiral shaped bacterium that has endoflagella and flexes as it moves.

a fungal cell in which asexual spores are formed by multiple cell cleavage.

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actin	long filaments of protein arranged like ribbons under the cell membrane of some bacteria,contribute to cell shape.
amphitichous	having a single flagellum or a tuft of flagella at opposite poles of a microbial cell.
appendages	accessory structures that sprout from the surface of bacteria. they can bedived into two major groups, those that provide motility and those that enable adhesion.
bacteria	when capitalized can refer to onew of the three domains of living organisms proposed by woese, containing all nonarchea prokaryotes.
biofilm	a complex association that arises from a mixture of microorganisms growing together on the surface of a habitat.
chemotaxis	the tendency of organisms to move in response to a chemical gradient toward an attactant or to avoid adverse stimuli.
coccobacillus	an elongated coccus, a short, thick, oval shaped bacterial rod.
endospore	a small, dormant, resistant derivateve of a bacterial cell that geminates under favorable growth conditions into a vegetive cell. thebacterialgenera bacillus and clostridium are typical sporeformers.
filament	a helical structure composed of proteins that is part of bacterial flagella.
flagellum	a structure that is used to propel organism through a fluid environment.
gram stain	a differential stain for bacteria useful in identification and taonomy. gram postive organisms appear purple
lophotrichous	describing bacteria having a tuft of flagella at one or both poles.
monotrichous	describing a microorganism that bears a single flagellum
motility	self propulsion.
pili	small, stiff filamentous appendages in gram negative bacteria that functions in dna exchange during bacterial conjugation.
pilus	a hollow appendage used to bring two bacterial cells together to transfer dna
spirochete	a coiled, spiral shaped bacterium that has endoflagella and flexes as it moves.
sporagium	a fungal cell in which asexual spores are formed by multiple cell cleavage.

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